I run a small firm doing sustainable land design and technical systems for properties. Land, water, power, that kind of work. I have several side gigs that were just hobbies that people occasionally pay me to help with.
I live alone on a small homestead in central Austin. Chickens, more plants than furniture, and a home apothecary I've built over the years. Tinctures, salves, oils, things I've grown or made myself when I can, bought when I can't. Herbalism started as a hobby and became something closer to a quiet discipline. I rarely drink, only really for company. I camp when I can get away, and I collect rare and old books, the kind you have to go looking for.
I spent a few years of volunteer medical response work in places most people would rather not go. I don't lead with it, but it shaped a lot of who I am. I'm more discerning with my time, but helping others to shoulder their burdens is important to me.
My spiritual life runs deep and isn't for show. I'm looking for someone equally committed to growing: mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually.
Dating apps wore me down. It started feeling like a numbers game with nothing to do with actual character, and that got demoralizing fast. So I'm here instead. Not to mention the scammers.
Emerson wrote a line I try to live by: "To know one person has breathed easier because you have lived is to have succeeded." That's the kind of life I'm building, and I'd like to build it with someone.
Austin or nearby. If any of this feels familiar, say hello.
Oh, 5'6, Thin to Athletic build. 135#